Based on the Bärenreiter vocal scores, these three volumes contain some of Handel’s best-known arias for mezzo-soprano/contralto, tenor and bass, together with some less well-known numbers of equally high musical quality . The arias in these volumes contain works from Handel’s thirty-year period as an opera composer in London and give an impression of the variety of this extensive repertoire. The arias display various distinctive technical features and are mostly presented with the preceding recitative or, in a few cases, in the context of an entire scene. The arias appear in the chronological order of the operas. The forewords by Donald Burrows contain detailed notes on Handel’s singers and on the context of the arias of the operas.


- Based on the Urtext vocal scores of the Halle Handel Edition
- Detailed forewords (Eng/Ger) by leading Handel expert Donald Burrows
- Text translations of the Italian arias (Eng/Ger)


Recitatives and arias (for bass) from:
Ariodante, Deidamia, Ezio, Giulio Cesare in Egitto, Imeneo, Lotario, Orlando, Radamisto, Riccardo Primo, Rodelinda, Serse (Xerxes), Tolomeo

Preface
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Vorwort
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Aria Texts/Arientexte
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Composer / Author:
Händel, Georg Friedrich
Recitativo ed Aria "Con la strage de' nemici" (Tiridate, "Radamisto")
Instrumentation:
Bass solo, Klavier
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Composer / Author:
Händel, Georg Friedrich
Recitativo ed Aria "Dal fulgor di questa spada" (Achilla, "Giulio Cesare in Egitto")
Instrumentation:
Bass solo, Klavier
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Composer / Author:
Händel, Georg Friedrich
Recitativo ed Aria "Di Cupido impiego i vanni" (Garibaldo, "Rodelinda, Regina de' Longobardi")
Instrumentation:
Bass solo, Klavier
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Composer / Author:
Händel, Georg Friedrich
Recitativo ed Aria "Ti vedrò regnar sul trono" (Isacio, "Riccardo primo, Re d'Inghilterra")
Instrumentation:
Bass solo, Klavier
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Composer / Author:
Händel, Georg Friedrich
Recitativo ed Aria "Nel mondo e nell'abisso" (Isacio, "Riccardo primo, Re d'Inghilterra")
Instrumentation:
Bass solo, Klavier
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Composer / Author:
Händel, Georg Friedrich
Aria "Se il mar promette calma" (Clodomiro, "Lotario")
Instrumentation:
Bass solo, Klavier
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Composer / Author:
Händel, Georg Friedrich
Accompagnato "Folle è colui - Aria Nasce al bosco" (Varo, "Ezio")
Instrumentation:
Bass solo, Klavier
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Composer / Author:
Händel, Georg Friedrich
Recitativo - Sinfonia - Recitativo - Aria "Lascia Amor" (Zoroastro, "Orlando")
Instrumentation:
Bass solo, Klavier
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Composer / Author:
Händel, Georg Friedrich
Recitativo ed Aria "Tra caligini profonde" (Zoroastro, "Orlando")
Instrumentation:
Bass solo, Klavier
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Composer / Author:
Händel, Georg Friedrich
Recitativo ed Accompagnato "O voi, del mio poter ministri eletti - Recitativo ed Aria Sorge infausta una procella" (Zoroastro, "Orlando")
Instrumentation:
Bass solo, Klavier
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Composer / Author:
Händel, Georg Friedrich
Recitativo ed Aria "Voli colla sua tromba" (Re, "Ariodante")
Instrumentation:
Bass solo, Klavier
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Composer / Author:
Händel, Georg Friedrich
Aria "Invida sorte avara" (Re, "Ariodante")
Instrumentation:
Bass solo, Klavier
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Composer / Author:
Händel, Georg Friedrich
Recitativo ed Aria "Al sen ti stringo, e parto" (Re, "Ariodante")
Instrumentation:
Bass solo, Klavier
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Composer / Author:
Händel, Georg Friedrich
Recitativo ed Accompagnato "Me infelice" - Aria "Del mio caro Bacco amabile" (Elviro, "Serse")
Instrumentation:
Bass solo, Klavier
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Composer / Author:
Händel, Georg Friedrich
Aria "Sull'arena di barbara scena" (Argenio, "Imeneo")
Instrumentation:
Bass solo, Klavier
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Composer / Author:
Händel, Georg Friedrich
Recitativo ed Arietta "Degno più di tua beltà" (Fenice, "Deidamia")
Instrumentation:
Bass solo, Klavier
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Composer / Author:
Händel, Georg Friedrich
Recitativo ed Aria "Nelle nubi intorno al fato" (Licomede, "Deidamia")
Instrumentation:
Bass solo, Klavier
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Composer / Author:
Händel, Georg Friedrich
Recitativo ed Aria "Nel riposo e nel contento" (Licomede, "Deidamia")
Instrumentation:
Bass solo, Klavier